The Future of Turkish Football Is on the Table: Football Summit in Istanbul

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağrı İlk, Secretary General of the Kulüpler Birliği Vakfı, announced that the Football Summit to be held in Istanbul on Tuesday, November 17 aims to bring forward concrete ideas that will contribute to the development of Turkish football.

İlk said the summit aims to examine different management models in European football, strengthen the sharing of international experience, and put forward new perspectives for Turkish football. According to him, the event will not be limited to sharing experience. It will also be a platform where concrete proposals are presented in the fields of management, economics and broadcasting.

Senior executives from leading European football institutions, club representatives and academics will come together at the event. Marcin Animucki, CEO of Ekstraklasa, will explain the restructuring process of the Polish league. Hugo Hamon and Michael Verschueren, representatives of the European Football Clubs (EFC), will assess the financial structure of clubs and broadcasting revenues.

Lukas Brud, CEO of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will also share the new rules of the game at the summit.